Congress introduces bill to clarify birthright citizenship rules
Congress introduces legislation to clarify birthright citizenship policy following Supreme Court ruling.
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Birthright Citizenship Legal Battle
Legal challenge to Trump executive order restricting birthright citizenship. Supreme Court upheld automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. regardless of parents' immigration status. Administration missed rehearing deadline; Congress considering statutory amendment.
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2026-08-14 to 2026-11-11 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 29 Jul, 06:17 UTC
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Trump pledges to seek Supreme Court rehearing on birthright citizenship
President Trump posted on Truth Social on July 8 stating he would seek an immediate rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, calling the decision 'a miscarriage of justice that will destroy America if they don't change their absolutely insane decision.'
Justice Kavanaugh finds executive order violates immigration law rather than Constitution
Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with invalidating the executive order but based his reasoning on statutory interpretation rather than constitutional grounds. He found the executive order violates the Immigration and Nationality Act, whose language mirrors the Citizenship Clause, and noted that Congress remains free to enact legislation establishing exceptions to birthright citizenship.
Three Supreme Court justices would have upheld birthright citizenship restrictions
Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Clarence Thomas indicated in the decision that they would have upheld Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship for children of unauthorized or temporary immigrants.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump's birthright citizenship executive order
The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in June striking down President Trump's executive order that would have denied automatic citizenship to children born in the United States whose parents are in the U.S. illegally or temporarily. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion stating that children born on American soil and subject to American law are U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
Supreme Court last granted petition for rehearing in 1965
The Supreme Court has not agreed to rehear an argued case in more than 50 years. The last time the court granted any petition to change an opinion was in 1965, and the last time it reversed a decision was nearly a decade earlier in Reid v. Covert (1956), making rehearing petitions extremely rare.
Rep. McGuire introduces Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act
Days after the Supreme Court ruling, Rep. John McGuire (R-Va.) introduced the Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act, which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from birthright citizenship persons born in the United States to foreign citizens unlawfully or temporarily present.
Trump administration misses deadline to file Supreme Court rehearing petition
The Trump administration failed to file a petition for rehearing by the July 27 deadline, 25 days after the Supreme Court's June 30 opinion was issued. As of July 28, no rehearing petition or extension request appeared on the Supreme Court's electronic docket.
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Trump administration fails to meet Supreme Court rehearing deadline
Trump administration missed its Supreme Court rehearing petition deadline on birthright citizenship.
Supreme Court blocks Trump birthright citizenship order on statutory grounds
Supreme Court blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order as exceeding executive power.